A unique and overlooked microbial process scavenging two greenhouse gases

一种独特且被忽视的微生物过程清除两种温室气体

• 批准号: DE220101310
• 负责人: Dr Tao Liu
• 金额: $ 31.26万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE220101310
• 关键词: unique; overlooked; microbial; process; scavenging

This project aims to perform the first-ever systematic investigation of a novel microbial process, in which two potent gases (methane and nitric oxide) responsible for the climate change are metabolized simultaneously. This process is suggested to be universal in early and modern Earth's aquatic systems, which is a potential but overlooked microbial sink for methane and nitric oxide. By identifying the responsible organisms and their metabolic pathway, this project represents a critical step towards a full understanding of their roles in affecting the greenhouse gas emission. This understanding will also enable us to more reliably predict the global climate change, which is one of the most significant challenges in the 21st Century.

该项目旨在对一种新的微生物过程进行首次系统研究，其中两种导致气候变化的强效气体（甲烷和一氧化氮）同时代谢。这个过程被认为是普遍存在于早期和现代地球的水生系统，这是一个潜在的，但被忽视的微生物汇甲烷和一氧化氮。通过确定负责的生物体及其代谢途径，该项目代表了全面了解其影响温室气体排放的作用的关键一步。这一认识还将使我们能够更可靠地预测全球气候变化，这是21世纪世纪最重大的挑战之一。